EFFECTIVENESS | EFFECTIVE for fever, general discomfort, pains and sneezing

SAFETY | PROBABLY SAFE

Recommendations

Consider this treatment with caution, and only when sneezing:

Analgesics improve general feeling and reliefs discomfort caused by a cold (fever, pain). Antihistamines may slightly relief sneezing. Do not expect this treatment to reduce cough, stuffy nose and runny nose or to speed up recovery. Side effects seem minor. All in all - in most cases you'd better use only Paracetamol instead.

Doctors Say That

You should prefer combinations with Paracetamol, since they are safer than combinations with NSAIDs (e.g. Advil) . Using NSAIDs can cause severe damage, especially to adults with gastric-intestinal infections or hidden kidney disease, which are quite common.

Antihistamines are drugs which treat allergic rhinitis and other allergies. As an alternative to taking an antihistamine, people who suffer from allergies can instead avoid the substance which irritates them. Antihistamines are usually for short-term treatment. An analgesic or painkiller is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve analgesia, relief from pain. Analgesic drugs act in various ways on the peripheral and central nervous systems. Analgesics include paracetamol (known in North America as acetaminophen or simply APAP), the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as the salicylates, and opioid drugs such as morphine and oxycodone. (source)